〜より〜の方が〜: meaning and usage

How to form it

• noun+より（も）+noun+の方が+い-adjective/な-adjective (stem)
• verb (dictionary form)+より（も）+verb (dictionary form)+方が+い-adjective/な-adjective (stem)

How it is used

Compares two things: B is more … than A. It is the usual answer to 「AとBとどちらが〜ですか」, often just 「Bの方が〜」 with 「Aより」 left out. Verbs attach in the dictionary form: 「歩く方が速い」.

Examples

1. この自転車よりもそのバイクの方がかっこいい！

   That motorbike is cooler than this bicycle!

2. バスより電車の方が速いです。

   The train is faster than the bus.

3. 夏より冬の方が好きです。

   I like winter better than summer.

About the example In この自転車よりもそのバイクの方がかっこいい, よりも sets this bicycle as the point of comparison, and の方が marks that motorbike as the cooler one.